Python Night

This evening Interlock had the pleasure of hosting the Rochester Python Meetup, and by all accounts it was a total success!

Things kicked off with a great presentation from the OLPC Video Chat team from RIT, who are working to build a video chat system for the XO using Python.  The XO is a low-cost, durable computer designed for children, part of the OLPC project.  OLPC Video Chat, or OVC, will enable children to communicate with one another over the network using sign language.

After the presentation there was a lot of Python, programming, and technology related discussion.

Interlock hosts a weekly, and more general, MAKE/Programming night that is open to all and starts at 7pm, but we’re looking forward to hosting the Python meetup on a monthly basis!

Lightning Smarts

Last night more than two dozen people joined us for our second edition of Lightning Talks. A time for people to share their interests or a random subject they’ve just learned. The talks showed the range of knowledge of Interlock from artificial intellegence, soldering, art history, orienteering, making booklets, cross site scripting attacks, the board game go, IRSSI, cat5 cables, learning how to program, things going on at RIT, guest wireless access points, offsite backup solutions, and 3D molecule rendering.

Lightning Talks this week!

This Tuesday at 7pm will be our second Interlock Lightning talks. If you didn’t hear about our last one, it was a ton of fun and a lot of people came out.

Here’s more info on what a Lightning Talk is: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning_Talk

If you’ve never heard of the idea, it’s easy. You make a presentation but it’s only 5 minutes long. We’d like to have everyone involved. The more presentations we have the better. The only rules is, you have 5 minutes and you will be timed!

If you’re not a member, we want you to come and you can even do a talk or just sit back and be entertained.  Anyone that would like to be added to the list can email antitree at interlock roc dot org.

First Friday is tomorrow, March 5th!

Interlock will be open to the public tomorrow from 4-9 pm for our monthly First Friday event. We are partially moved in to our new space, and we’ll have our doors open all night to visitors. Other businesses and galleries in the building will be open for First Friday as well, so make a night of it and come stop by to check out our new space. There will be food, drinks, live coding, and the best geeky conversation around.

Hey you! Come visit us on Tuesdays!

Interlock is open every Tuesday evening at 7pm for our “Open Night.” Technically, every event at Interlock is open to anyone; but Tuesdays are the night that we reserve for introducing ourselves to anyone who is interested in us and showing off our latest projects to the public. Come on by, hang out, and get to know your local hackerspace.

Check out the contact page for information on how to find us.

First Friday – Come check out our new space this Friday!

Tomorrow we will be hanging out in our new space (#42 in the basement– right across the hall from our temporary space.) Our new space is unfortunately not yet ‘move in ready’, but we will have the space open nonetheless with some tables and projects out to share with members and nonmembers/visitors. We’ll have some food and drinks available as well, so come on by and hang out!

The event is from 5-9 pm. We’ll have members in and out throughout the night and we’ll be roaming the building in our freshly screen-printed Interlock gear as well, visiting our neighbors and spreading the word. Come on by and meet us, or just stop by and mingle with fellow members. Everyone is highly encouraged to come out for the event!

And don’t forget– this Saturday is the next Linux workshop from 12-4!

Linux Workshop a Hit

Yesterday we held our first Linux Workshop from noon to 4pm, and were able to help several people troubleshoot and configure their computers.  We were lucky to have several members of the Linux User Group of Rochester (LUGOR) and Ubuntu Loco present to assist- thanks, all!

It was the first of what will be many Linux Workshops – with another already planned for February 6th.  Our next Linux Workshop will be a follow on to the Ubuntu Loco meeting on Thursday, Feb 4, 7-9PM at Barnes and Noble @ RIT where Charles Profitt will be giving a presentation on data recovery.

If you’re either having problems with Linux and could use some personal help, would like to help others, or want to just hang out, swing by Interlock February 6th noon to 4!

Troubleshooting Linux boxen!

Lightning Talks at Rochester Hackerspace

Last night marked the Rochester Hackerspace’s first lightning talk event where we invited members and friends to come and present on a subject of their choosing that is less than 5 minutes long.  The subjects reflected the diverse backgrounds of its members; making pcb boards, bump keys, book binding, boxes, wii bluetooth, and machine guns! We had almost 30 people crammed into our temporary hackerspace sitting on anything we could find.  Thanks to everyone that made it out and especially those that took the time to put a talk together.

UPDATE: RemyD was cool enough to offer his point of view on a first experience visit to Rochester’s Hackerspace and interview a few of us to help spread the word.  Check out RIT’s Innovation Center website for the article.

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We are officially a not-for-profit NY corporation as of December 31st, 2009! New Years Eve went great at the space. 2010 should be a good year for us. The best yet, be default; but nonetheless awesome.

This Tuesday at 8 pm we are having lightning talks, or 2-3 minute brief presentations on something that interests you or might be of interest to others: something you’re good at, a useful hack, a mindblower, something quirky, something laughable. The range of topics is limitless. I encourage everyone to come out and check it. And hey, if you’re reading this, YOU should present, too! The deadline for sending in your presentations/slides is tomorrow if you’d like to give a lightning talk. Send in your slide/slides to antitree at interlockrog.org, and we’ll make sure you get a timeslot.
Hope to see everyone there!

New Years at Interlock

Ring in the new year at Rochester’s hackerspace! A bunch of us will be there partying, playing “catch phrase,” and building robots. Feel free to bring drinks and snacks.  This informal party starts at 7pm and open to anyone that’s interested.